System and method for georeferencing digial raster maps
First Claim
1. A method of georeferencing a raster map, comprising:
- receiving a display of a first map and a second map, the first map being a digital raster map, the second map being a previously georeferenced map;
receiving a manipulation of the first map such that the first map and the second map are approximately aligned;
displaying the first map and the second map;
receiving a selection of a point pair point on the first map; and
receiving a selection of a corresponding point pair point on the second map.
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Abstract
The preferred embodiment provides a system and method for georeferencing digital raster maps by associating specific points on the raster map with corresponding points on a georeferenced vector map or another georeferenced raster map. According to the preferred embodiment, a raster map and a corresponding vector map are simultaneously displayed to a user. The user then locates a common geographic point or feature on each map, and marks each of them as a unique point-pair. When the user has marked at least two point-pairs, the system then computes a georeferencing function, based on the pixel-coordinates of the points marked on the raster map and the corresponding geographic coordinates of the points on the vector map. Thereafter the geographic coordinates of any point on the map may be easily computed. The preferred embodiment provides that as more point-pairs are identified, the georeferencing function is modified for increased accuracy.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of georeferencing a raster map, comprising:
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receiving a display of a first map and a second map, the first map being a digital raster map, the second map being a previously georeferenced map;
receiving a manipulation of the first map such that the first map and the second map are approximately aligned;
displaying the first map and the second map;
receiving a selection of a point pair point on the first map; and
receiving a selection of a corresponding point pair point on the second map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer readable medium whose contents transform a computer system into a raster map georeferencing system, by:
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receiving a display of a first map and a second map, the first map being a digital raster map, the second map being a previously georeferenced map;
receiving a manipulation of the first map such that the first map and the second map are approximately aligned;
displaying the first map and the second map;
receiving a selection of a point pair point on the first map; and
receiving a selection of a corresponding point pair point on the second map. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer memory containing a data structure capable of enabling the georeferencing of a raster map, the data structure changing a general computing platform into a specific computing machine, by:
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receiving a display of a first map and a second map, the first map being a digital raster map, the second map being a previously georeferenced map;
receiving a manipulation of the first map such that the first map and the second map are approximately aligned;
displaying the first map and the second map;
receiving a selection of a point pair point on the first map; and
receiving a selection of a corresponding point pair point on the second map. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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